Doctor, I'm really strong!

Either Liu Jiuli lets her leave, or only one of them leaves.

"Is this how you ask people to chat?"

"Otherwise you definitely wouldn't come, and I hate being rejected."

"What a rude man."

"It's okay, I can be even rougher. Do you want your body intact, or completely mushy?"

"Insanity!"

Tenri raised her hand and launched an attack. The ever-changing, alien-shaped Rubik's Cube instantly filled the entire space. She used all her strength right from the start.

Faced with the incoming alien cube, Liu Jiuli threw a punch directly.

A huge explosion was accompanied by fragments of the alien cube, each fragment being a space with its own cutting ability, but they all stopped within half a meter of Liu Jiuli.

"I have a general understanding of your capabilities, so let's speak frankly."

"I have nothing to say."

"Fine, I'll kill you right now!"

The battle for living space between two civilizations leaves no room for negotiation; either one side completely assimilates the other, or the other side disappears completely.

If you think that communication can solve the problem, then you are being too naive.

When things escalated to the point of war, it meant that both sides had their own compelling reasons, no matter how absurd those reasons may seem to later generations; they were the realities they had to face at the time.

Civilized choices are never civilized.

As the mastermind behind the continent of Teyvat, the supreme being of the Seven Gods, and the embodiment of supreme will, Heaven's Law is powerful.

But today she encountered an unreasonable person.

Liu Jiuli's strength far exceeded her expectations, and his scheme had successfully caught her in its trap. Now, she could only try to determine the victor in this meticulously prepared arena.

"Once you die, it will all be over!"

"No, no, no, I have many successors, but Tianli, you are the only one. When you die, that will be the real end."

"Don't forget, you are also indispensable to your people."

"The course of Heaven is constant; it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie. The world will continue to turn no matter who dies. I have never designed myself to be irreplaceable. I always believe that the people can find the way forward. Please remember, it is not my people, but I come from the people."

"Does a group of weak people also want to create miracles?"

"Then you really should learn what it means to have enough manpower to move mountains."

"Your illusions will be shattered sooner or later; you cannot overcome human nature."

"Taking three steps forward and 2.99 steps back is still progress. The seeds left behind will eventually blossom and bear fruit. But you have made me certain of one thing."

"what?"

"If you and the Seven Gods both die, Teyvat will basically be half-destroyed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tianli grabbed Liu Jiuli by the hair and threw him down from the sky. With a huge explosion on the sea, the battle between the two shifted from the sky to the ocean. However, Tianli soon discovered that the ocean was not their main battlefield either.

Because Liu Jiuli's power is so terrifying that he can directly cut through the sea with space, and there seems to be something strange beneath the surface of the sea.

The gods of the sea roared in anger; they sensed danger.

"I'm so happy to have solved two problems at once."

A flash of blue light appeared, and a huge pillar of light shot into the sky. This was the first time Liu Jiuli had unleashed his true power.

It is absolutely justified for him to do this.

Whether it was the sea or the principles of nature, both were reduced to dust under absolute power, and even the ocean chose to yield to this powerful force.

As the pillar of light slowly disappeared, all seven gods noticed something amiss.

The connection between the principles of Heaven and the heart of God has disappeared.

At the same time, the marine life in the world’s oceans also cried out in despair. From this day forward, they became scattered and disorganized, with no superior entity able to unite them.

This was Liu Jiuli's ultimate plan—to kill two birds with one stone.

He had prepared to make sacrifices, and even had a list of successors and a supporting team ready. But in the end, none of these were needed. The power of Heaven's justice was not beyond his control.

A golden matrix cube floats in mid-air; it is a relic left behind by Tianli.

At the last moment, Tianli used all his strength to leave this behind, and there was clearly a reason for that.

It's most likely something like a will or last words.

I'm a little curious.

Chapter 374: The Dust Settles, Power is in Hand

(Countdown to the end is here. Thank you all for your support. I'm so happy! ^^)

As Liu Jiuli expected, it was indeed Tianli's last words, but she herself was not discouraged at all.

"Congratulations, you won. Of course, I also congratulate myself, I'm free."

"Before the war began, our intelligence personnel had already gathered as much information as possible about the continent of Terra. What I admire most is the Community. You have enabled humanity to live in a progressive and positive way in an unprecedented manner, and everyone can freely pursue their dreams. To be honest, I am a little envious."

"Everyone thinks that Heaven is supreme and rules over everything in the world, but only I know that I am just a gatekeeper who has taken over the mission of protecting the world from my predecessors."

"Terra is ravaged by natural disasters, but Teyvat is not a paradise either; it is a world with limitations."

"From the moment we were born, our development was limited. There is an invisible ceiling above our civilization. Every civilization that tries to break through the ceiling will be devoured by a powerful evil force."

"Some worlds call it the abyss, others call it the collapse."

"That is malice that transcends the world, malice against civilization."

"I don't know how it appeared or what its purpose is. I only know that when the abyss appears, no matter how powerful a civilization is, it will eventually perish. Teyvat is not young; it has already gone through at least four cycles."

"The tender sprouts of civilization broke through the wilderness, grew strong in savagery, and were sublimated in civilization, only to be ruthlessly destroyed by a sudden disaster. The ley lines have recorded too many tragedies, so tragic that we dare not reach out forward."

"So we came to the conclusion that to escape our cruel fate, we must leave this shackled world!"

"Then we discovered the continent of Terra."

“You may see this place as a cradle of suffering, but to us, it is a paradise without the limitations of civilization.”

"As long as we break through the ceiling of development, civilization will surely find a way out."

“I have left everything in Teyvat here. Since the community is a community of civilizations, you will surely accept us. I am willing to give everything for the children to have a chance to reach the stars.”

Tenri has handed over all of his authority, including the methods for creating the Heart of God and the Eye of God, the ley line system of Teyvat, and the technologies passed down through generations, without reservation.

According to her plan, after establishing a foothold on the Terra continent, they would spend five to ten years building this technological system to completely break through the ceiling of world development. Unfortunately, they were hit by a nuclear bomb from the community right away, and all their plans were ruined. With no hope of a breakthrough in sight, Tianli had no choice but to make this choice.

In exchange, I'll give up everything in exchange for a chance.

Even if Liu Jiuli doesn't give it to him, he'll still need to use these technologies eventually.

In this way, even if no one remained, the legacy of Teyvat was preserved, and the civilization was not interrupted but continued in another way.

This is the real Teyvat continent, a world with a ceiling on development, a world without a future, a world that can only endlessly repeat itself. Their desperate struggle is only to escape the cage that shackles them.

Of course, a fight is still necessary. In a war of civilizations, there can be no subsequent exchanges without a battle first.

Because the most basic logic of humanity is based on force.

"You've solved everything, but I still have a lot to do."

Liu Jiuli sighed. His workload had doubled, and he was exhausted.

On January 2, 1116, the advance force of the Commonwealth arrived at the location of the former Winter Kingdom portal and sealed off the surrounding area. Other countries stopped there, and no one dared to cross the line.

On January 3, Liu Jiuli extended an invitation to all countries in Terra to gather in Steelgrad for the Terra Civilization Conference.

Without any hesitation, each country immediately sent its own representative.

Ultimately, a total of 455 representatives from 11 countries and 79 regions attended the event.

The core message of the meeting was singular: to integrate the national-level forces of Terra and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.

However, the annexation of other countries is a matter for the time being. The main task of the community at this stage is to digest the nationalist problems in the new territories, which will take at least a generation. Until then, other countries just need to take care of themselves.

The community doesn't specifically ask them to do anything, but after witnessing the community's powerful military might, other countries, even if they don't want to be human, will first have to put on a human skin.

Otherwise, before the community attacks, their own people will hang them on streetlights first.

Colombia, once a bulwark of the free world and a country where capital reigns supreme, has ruined itself through its own self-destructive actions. After the Community's nuclear bombing, everyone knows that this country will cease to exist, and becoming part of the Community is a foregone conclusion.

As for the hatred of the locals, it is hatred towards the invaders from another world, and has nothing to do with the community.

If, after a few years, the locals were living a good life and then peace was restored, they would hate the community for taking away their good life. However, Liu Jiuli chose a very opportune moment to strike, precisely when the enemy had not yet established a firm foothold and had not yet implemented various policies. Even if they had bribed some people and formed a stable ruling environment that reached the grassroots level in some cities, it would all vanish under the nuclear bomb.

The number of people who remained was very small, making it easy for the community to absorb them, and they were all grateful for the community's help.

Without exaggeration, the integration of the community into the whole of Colombia has had virtually no side effects.

Although other countries also invaded Colombia, they did not dare to occupy the cities and lands there. Even the things that the people had looted were forcibly returned by their own military police, who also compensated the locals for their losses.

These people are all future first-class citizens of Terra; we can't afford to mess with any of them.

At this moment, the Community is like the Soviet Union in 1930, which had the ability to nuke the whole world. No country dares to point fingers at it. Even at the Terra Civilization Conference, no matter what issues the representatives of various countries are at each other's throats, as long as someone from the Community speaks, the meeting room will immediately become as quiet as a primary school class.

Holding these nuclear weapons represents the military strength of the community.

Defeating the Teyvat invaders was a righteous act for the community.

Possessing the world's most advanced technological system is a commitment the community has made to the future.

They established the first people's government in the history of Terra, which is a testament to the community's progressiveness.

With absolute advantage established, every word Liu Jiuli utters at this moment is a sacred decree worthy of repeated contemplation by all nations.

"The Community has no plans for external expansion in the next fifty years, except for those who join voluntarily."

Liu Jiuli's words essentially gave other countries fifty years to reform themselves. No one doubted whether Liu Jiuli could live past those fifty years. As long as he was alive, the community would not change. Even if he were gone, his successor would continue his policies. Judging from the current situation, it would not be a problem for the community to maintain its advantage for a century.

A century has passed, and many rulers have lived to see the tracks of the community crush their regime.

Therefore, all countries must carry out reforms, at least relinquishing some of their interests, so that their own proletariat does not have to come to the community and discuss with them which nameplate to use for their streetlights.

At the meeting, Liu Jiuli talked about the living conditions of the proletariat in various countries. Although he stated the facts throughout and did not ask any countries to do anything, all countries felt like they had a thorn in their side and a fishbone stuck in their throat.

Liu Jiuli's attitude was clear: if you still don't know how to behave and drive the proletariat of your country crazy, then our act of punishing the wicked and relieving the people will not be considered expansion.